9-letter words starting with n
- nimieties — Plural form of nimiety.
- nine ball — a variation of pool played with nine numbered object balls that must be pocketed in order by number.
- nine-hole — (of a golf course) having nine holes; relating to a course having nine holes
- nine-spot — a playing card the face of which bears nine pips.
- ninebarks — Plural form of ninebark.
- nineholes — a game in which the ground, or another object, is drilled with nine holes, each with its own scoring value, and a ball is rolled into them
- ninepence — (used with a plural verb) British. nine pennies.
- ninepenny — noting a nail 2.75 inches (7 cm) long. Symbol: 9d.
- ninescore — the product (180) of nine multiplied by twenty
- nineteens — Plural form of nineteen.
- ninetieth — next after the eighty-ninth; being the ordinal number for 90.
- ninghsien — Yinxian.
- ninhydrin — a white or yellow, toxic, crystalline or powdery compound, C 9 H 4 O 3 ⋅H 2 O, that reddens when heated above 100°C, a monohydrate, soluble in water or alcohol: used primarily as a reagent to detect the presence of various amino acids.
- nino rota — Nino [nee-naw] /ˈni nɔ/ (Show IPA), 1911–1979, Italian composer.
- niocalite — (mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic light yellow mineral containing calcium, fluorine, niobium, oxygen, and silicon.
- nipcheese — a ship's purser
- nipissing — a lake in SE Canada, in Ontario, N of Georgian Bay. 330 sq. mi. (855 sq. km).
- nipperkin — (archaic) A small cup or other vessel, of perhaps 1/8 pint in volume.
- nippiness — The condition of being nippy.
- nipponese — Japanese
- nirenberg — Marshall Warren, 1927–2010, U.S. biochemist: pioneered studies on the genetic code; Nobel Prize in medicine 1968.
- nit-picky — tending to raise petty objections; pernickety
- nitpicked — Simple past tense and past participle of nitpick.
- nitpicker — a person who nitpicks, especially habitually.
- nitramine — any of a class of compounds containing the nitramino group.
- nitramino — containing the nitramino group.
- nitratine — soda niter.
- nitrating — Present participle of nitrate.
- nitration — Chemistry. a salt or ester of nitric acid, or any compound containing the univalent group –ONO 2 or NO 3 .
- nitriding — a process of casehardening in which nitrogen is introduced into the metal by keeping it at a suitable temperature in the presence of a nitrogen source.
- nitrified — Simple past tense and past participle of nitrify.
- nitrifier — a person or thing that nitrifies.
- nitrifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of nitrify.
- nitronium — (inorganic chemistry) The univalent cation NO2+ derived from nitrogen dioxide.
- nitwitted — Being like a nitwit; being stupid or foolish.
- niuzhuang — former name of Yingkou.
- nivernais — a former province in central France. Capital: Nevers.
- no biggie — not important; no big deal
- no can do — (a negative used to express dissent, denial, or refusal, as in response to a question or request)
- no claims — A no claims discount or bonus is a reduction in the money that you have to pay for an insurance policy, which you get when you have not made any claims in the previous year.
- no end of — numerous
- no excuse — If you say that there is no excuse for something, you are emphasizing that it should not happen, or expressing disapproval that it has happened.
- no little — considerable
- no longer — not anymore
- no matter — the substance or substances of which any physical object consists or is composed: the matter of which the earth is made.
- no object — not a hindrance or obstacle
- no picnic — a hard or disagreeable task
- no sooner — If you say that no sooner has one thing happened than another thing happens, you mean that the second thing happens immediately after the first thing.
- no wonder — it is not surprising
- no wukkas — an expression used to express agreement or to convey that something is proceeding or has proceeded satisfactorily; no problem